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Management and Operations Assignment - Vauxhall Motors Limited

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Management and Operations Assignment - Vauxhall Motors Limited

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MANAGEMENT ANDOPERATIONS
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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3LO 1.................................................................................................................................................3P1 Role and characteristics of leader and manager.....................................................................3LO 2.................................................................................................................................................5P2 Role and function of leader and manager in different business situation...............................5P3 Explanation of different theories of leadership......................................................................6LO 3.................................................................................................................................................8P4 Key approaches of operation management and role played by leaders and managers...........8P5 Significance and value of operation management..................................................................9LO 4...............................................................................................................................................10P6 Factors affecting operation management..............................................................................10CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
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INTRODUCTIONManagement and operations refer to process of design, controlling, planning, executing andmonitoring business activities to ensure smooth flow of organizational activities (Heizer andet.al., 2017). The present study is will outline management and operations of Vauxhall, a Britishcar manufacturer which is a fully owned subsidiary of German Car Manufacturer. The report willoutline two tasks where one is based on impact of managers and leaders on operations ofcompany while second task will derive implication of role of managers and leaders in operationsmanagement with the help of different theirs an approach. Study will include approaches ofoperation management and factor that impact on business operations. LO 1P1 Role and characteristics of leader and managerVauxhall and its management structureVauxhall Motors Limited is a British car manufacturer offers wide range of award-winningcars. The firm sells light commercial vehicles and passenger cars underVauxhall marque andalso sells buses, trucks and vans under Bedford vehicles. The company is one of the oldest carmanufacturer and distribution company in UK (Reid and Sanders, 2015).Figure 1: Management structure of Vauxhall(Source: Changes in the management board of Vauxhall/Opel, 2018)
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Management structure of car manufacturer is combination of hierarchical and divisionwhere in hierarchy there are level 1 I headed by Board of directors. Further, level 2 includeschairman that chief executive officer who is connected with level 3 that comprise presidentCOO, Vice Chairman and EDS. Level 4 consist of executives who are connected with differentdivision for on the basis of functions (Haksever and Render, 2017). Manager is a responsible person who is focused on administering organizational functionsand staff. The individual assist company in each step which comprise planning, controlling,executing and delivering of goods and services., The person is responsible for ensure smoothflow of activities with regard to changing business environment. Leader is the person who is responsible for leading people and enhancing commitment ofemployees towards the organisation.BasisLeadershipManagementMeaningLeadership can be defined asquality of person to leadpeople in organization.Management can be defined asart of managing people andraising coordination among alldepartments in order toaccomplish organizationalgoal.EmphasisLeaders pays more attentionon inspiring people so thatthey put hard efforts and workhard in organization.Managers pays attention onmanaging activities so thatoverall task can be completedon time.PowerLeaders are responsible forinfluencing behavior of others.Managers rule on employeesand workers have to followtheir instructionsFormulationLeaders formulate principlesand find innovative ideas toperform the task in mosteffective manner (Lee andTang,2017)Managers formulate policiesso that task can be done as perpre-determined manner.Role of manager
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